Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
- A 71-year-old man, Glynn Simmons, has been exonerated after spending nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
- Simmons, along with a co-defendant, was wrongfully convicted in 1975 based on the testimony of a traumatized teenager. The only evidence against them was her testimony.
- The ruling opens the possibility for Simmons to seek compensation and pursue a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma City and law enforcement involved in his arrest and conviction.
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Glynn Simmons foi ilibado depois de ter estado preso quase 50 anos por um crime que não cometeu
Afro-americano, agora com 70 anos, passou grande parte da vida atrás das grandes, por ter morto a funcionária de uma loja de bebidas. Agora, um tribunal reconheceu que o homem nunca cometeu tal crime.
An American man sat innocent in prison for a record time.
Former death row inmate fully exonerated after serving nearly 50 years for murder he didn't commit: 'Resilience and tenacity'
An Oklahoma man who served nearly half a century for a murder he didn't commit has finally had his name cleared.Glynn Simmons was just 22 years old on December 30, 1974, the night two robbers entered a liquor store in Edmond, Oklahoma, located just outside Oklahoma City, and shot and killed the cler...
Glynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in prison – believed to be the longest of any exoneree
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday declared innocent a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit – believed to be the longest amount of time served by anyone wrongfully convicted in the United States. “This is a day we’ve been waiting on for a long, long time. It finally came,” Glynn Simmons, 70, told reporters, according to local news outlet KFOR, after the hearing where an Oklahoma County District C…
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